DM/BW-461 and -471 are the closest SOTA hill in DM/BW from my home QTH as well as my QRL. Unexpectedly I was delayed by an hour waiting at the HB/DL border in Koblenz. Finally I detoured to Zurzach with no cars lining up at the border corssing. Therefore I was a bit in a hurry on both hills and activated only one band on each hill.
8 March 2013: 14:00 – 14:04UTC
Temperature: 12C, no wind
Rig: KX3, 10W, 4400mAh LiPo; except I left my headset at home 😦
Ant: SOTApole, 2 x 6.7m Inverted V, 8m CQ553 feeder and 4:1 balun
7 CW QSO on 14’061.5 kHz
Car park: drive-in hill; 47.647299N / 8.478178E, 630m.
Hiking statistics – uphill only:
Time: 0 min
Distance: 0 km
Total Ascend: 0 m
Total Descend: 0 m
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- Final approach to DM/BW-461 by car.
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- This fence comes in very handy 🙂
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- I store all my SOTA gear in a Rako box. Usually I carry it in a backbag but this wasn’t necessary on a drive-in hill.
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- Another picture of the high plateau on Napberg.
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- 180 degree shot direction South
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- and towards East.
HB9CZF 